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The World Council of Fisheries Societies and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles have issued invitations to the 6th World Fisheries Congress (WFC 2012).
The Congress is being held in the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) from May 7-11 2012 situated in the heart of Edinburgh.
The World Council of Fisheries Societies is a non-profit-making organisation established to encourage international cooperation in fisheries science, conservation and management and, through this, to promote the wise use of fishery resources worldwide. The main way in which the council seeks to achieve this aim is through the World Fisheries Congress, held every four years. In 2004 the 4th Congress was held in Vancouver, hosted by the American Fisheries Society, and in 2008 the 5th Congress was held in Yokohama, hosted by the Japanese Fisheries Society. The 6th Congress is hosted by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, a learned society based in the United Kingdom that supports the scientific study of fish biology and fisheries management.
"We are confident that the 6th Congress will carry on the tradition of highly successful and stimulating meetings," said Felicity Huntingford, President WCFS and FSBI and President 6th World Fisheries Congress 2012.
The Congress addresses the important topic of Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing World within which the International Programme Committee has identified four key themes through which this topic will be addressed:
* Science to underpin sustainable fisheries
* Adaptive management and tools to cope with changing environments
* The social and economic costs of failure and the route to success
* Meeting the increased protein demand through cultivation
"The committee has assembled an impressive group of plenary speakers to spearhead these themes, which will be addressed through a mixed programme of lectures, symposia, workshops and discussions. The programme is designed to meet the concerns and interests of the fisheries industry (catchers, processors and retailers), as well as of fisheries managers and academics and we expect a high level of participation from all these groups. We extend an especially warm welcome to students and young scientists and there will be a satellite programme before the main meeting particularly aimed at this group of delegates," said Felicity Huntingford.
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